born in flames<3 Director Lizzie Borden, who also did Working Girls- the sex worker exposé not the glass ceiling Rom Com with "head for business and bod for sin" Melanie Griffith. *Caution* mild trigger warning but worth the bicycle gang scene:
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Friday, November 4, 2011
Girl Gangs: Born in Flames
from a l'allure garconniere:
(source leraje)
Monday, May 16, 2011
For All My Bitches
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| Ceci n'est pas une salope (c) magicienne végétalienne |
Street Harassment Haiku:
No chance in a bar.
Nor on the bus. Who are you??
Respect me, Fuck off!
If you are a witness, be an ally. If you are a victim, be brave. If you are safe, speak up. This war on women has got to end.
CLITFest DC is sponsoring a Self Defense Workshop this Saturday, check out the Defend Yourself website for more info on that and other upcoming classes!
UPDATE:
Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues) on Huffington Post today: She's OVER it.
Insightful and cathartic sites on Street Harassment, violence against women, and smashing patriarchy:
(And feel free to suggest more in Comments!)
Bitch Media
Bust MagazineDC Abortion Fund
Consent is Sexy Campaign
DC Trans Coalition
Feministe
Feministing
Feminist Teacher
For the Birds Collective
Fully Engaged Feminism
Gender Across Borders
Guerrilla Girls
Gulabi Gang
HIPS
Hollaback DC!
Hollaback! International
Jezebel
Men Can Stop Rape
My Strength
Philly's Pissed
Right Rides
SlutWalk Toronto
Stop Street Harassment
The Consensual Project
The Curvature
The F Word
Tiger Beatdown
WEAVE
Visions In Feminism Collective
Yes Means Yes!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Memento Mori: Osama bin Laden
He's dead. He's finally fucking dead. We started 2+ wars, murdered numberless civilians, thousands of American and Allied soldiers, the Mid East is more unstable than ever, we created contracts for mercenaries and corporations to reap all the profits with no oversight, used up more of our oil just to secure their oil, bankrupted the USA, and burned bridges with former allies. And we are still fighting. And this whole time they wanted us to think he was rotting in a cave somewhere? He was in a fortified compound 50 km from Islamabad, Pakistan.
While I have to admit I'm initially relieved he's gone, an undeniable knee-jerk-reaction type of blood lust post 9/11, I have a hard time justifying murder of anything or anyone, let alone the countless killed and the survivors of wars in the name of defeating terrorism or assassinating one horrible terrorist in Pakistan? What about the conflicted soldiers fighting unjust wars in the name of patriotism, and the families they left behind? Was it worth it? Will it be worth it in the long term?
It leaves me with more questions than relief or any sense of justice. Just because he's dead and buried at sea doesn't mean IT is over. Though this has created relief for many within the US, and given closure to the families and victims of the 9/11 attacks, we will not magically pull out of foreign occupations. Our troops will still be in harm's way. We cannot undo the trauma to their people going from regimes to military imperialism. How many more people have to die? Is execution without trial the democratic, ethical response? How will this help in the long term goal of peace- if that's even a goal of our elected officials and their military branches at this point? Will this trigger far worse retaliation or will this finally heal our country? Can Americans finally stop being xenophobic and anti Islamic? Can we get our troops home before retaliation happens instead of rebuilding? Can we all admit that invading two countries and having a military operation in a third was not about revenge, it's been about resources and who controls them. Will they justify new excuses to avoid the independent rule and economic autonomy of these countries? I hope that all those that celebrated his execution with machismo-American posturing sober up and reflect on what it is to celebrate the death of thine enemy and think of the continued suffering of innocents at our hands abroad. I plea for peace.
Read on:
Tim Wise: Killing One Monster, Unleashing Another: Reflections on Revenge and Revelry
Truth Dig: On Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Huffington Post: Cenk Uyngur- Bin Laden Dead -- War Was Not the Answer
Huffington Post: Osama's Legacy- American Drift
Grist: Now that we’ve killed Osama bin Laden, let’s kill oil
The Guardian: Osama bin Laden is dead – but not al-Qaida or its cause
Colorlines: The Ability to Kill Osama Bin Laden Does Not Make America Great
TED Talks: 9/11 mothers of victim and terrorist heal through friendship
The Interdependence Project: On Killing Our Enemy
Partial Objects: Osama bin Laden is dead. Now what?
While I have to admit I'm initially relieved he's gone, an undeniable knee-jerk-reaction type of blood lust post 9/11, I have a hard time justifying murder of anything or anyone, let alone the countless killed and the survivors of wars in the name of defeating terrorism or assassinating one horrible terrorist in Pakistan? What about the conflicted soldiers fighting unjust wars in the name of patriotism, and the families they left behind? Was it worth it? Will it be worth it in the long term? It leaves me with more questions than relief or any sense of justice. Just because he's dead and buried at sea doesn't mean IT is over. Though this has created relief for many within the US, and given closure to the families and victims of the 9/11 attacks, we will not magically pull out of foreign occupations. Our troops will still be in harm's way. We cannot undo the trauma to their people going from regimes to military imperialism. How many more people have to die? Is execution without trial the democratic, ethical response? How will this help in the long term goal of peace- if that's even a goal of our elected officials and their military branches at this point? Will this trigger far worse retaliation or will this finally heal our country? Can Americans finally stop being xenophobic and anti Islamic? Can we get our troops home before retaliation happens instead of rebuilding? Can we all admit that invading two countries and having a military operation in a third was not about revenge, it's been about resources and who controls them. Will they justify new excuses to avoid the independent rule and economic autonomy of these countries? I hope that all those that celebrated his execution with machismo-American posturing sober up and reflect on what it is to celebrate the death of thine enemy and think of the continued suffering of innocents at our hands abroad. I plea for peace.
Read on:
Tim Wise: Killing One Monster, Unleashing Another: Reflections on Revenge and Revelry
Truth Dig: On Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Huffington Post: Cenk Uyngur- Bin Laden Dead -- War Was Not the Answer
Huffington Post: Osama's Legacy- American Drift
Grist: Now that we’ve killed Osama bin Laden, let’s kill oil
The Guardian: Osama bin Laden is dead – but not al-Qaida or its cause
Colorlines: The Ability to Kill Osama Bin Laden Does Not Make America Great
TED Talks: 9/11 mothers of victim and terrorist heal through friendship
The Interdependence Project: On Killing Our Enemy
Partial Objects: Osama bin Laden is dead. Now what?
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